Elements of Open Education: An Invitation to Future Research

This paper explores elements of open education within the context of higher education. After an introduction to the origins of open education and its theoretical foundations, the topics of open and distance learning, international education issues in open education, open educational practices and sc...

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Authors: Zawacki-Richter, Olaf, Conrad, Dianne, Bozkurt, Aras, Hakan Aydin, Cengiz, Bedenlier, Svenja, Jung, Insung, Stöter, Joachim, Veletsianos, George, Blaschke, Lisa Marie, Bond, Melissa, Broens, Andrea, Bruhn, Elisa, Dolch, Carina, Kalz, Marco, Kerres, Michael, Kondakci, Yasar, Marín, Victoria I.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/71578
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i3.4659
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/71578
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Open education
Open learning
Distance education
Flexible learning
Open educational resources
Online learning
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Summary:This paper explores elements of open education within the context of higher education. After an introduction to the origins of open education and its theoretical foundations, the topics of open and distance learning, international education issues in open education, open educational practices and scholarship, open educational resources, MOOCs, prior learning accreditation and recognition, and learner characteristics are considered, following the framework of macro, meso, and micro levels of research in open and distance learning. Implications for future research at the macro, meso, and micro levels are then provided.

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